The Highlands Art Festival June 10 & 11

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The art event will be presented on the beautiful grounds of The Highlands   Masonic Lodge. The well manicured lawn area provides the perfect early  summer  setting for a show.

The Highlands Masonic Lodge

3550 Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80211

The  first show of its kind in the Highlands, the Highlands Art  Festival  will serve the long time residents and new contemporary  transplants a  fresh an exciting event centered around fine art and fine  craft.

Kids Art Area tent, graciously lead by  art teacher and BRDG board member Joey Kerlin @radiusstudios - with help  from @meganmorganfineartist @zaidasart and other artists. 

Come and find us!

Congratulations to each deserving distinguished artist! They will all be exhibiting at our show!

• The “Master Artist” award for the 2022 season goes to Peter Freischlag. 
• The 2022 “Mixed Media Outstanding Innovator“ award winner is Marilyn Quigley. 

Also our 2022 “Distinguished Excellence“ category award winners are:

• Sculpture - Charles Sherman 
• Painting - Mark Jennison 
• Elemental Materials (Wood, Metal, Glass, or Ceramics) - Tina Hoffer 
• Jewelry - Paula Romero
• Fiber - Autumn Tenyl 
• Photography - Michael McGinnis 
• Outstanding Emerging Artist - Ray Goodluck

At 3 pm on Saturday the 10th of June, we will be drawing for a $1000 Art Festival Shopping Spree!

How do you get a ticket?

Come to the festival and simply ask any artist for a free drawing ticket.

What do I do with the ticket?

Put your ticket "Stub in the tub!" on the steps of the Masonic Lodge Building. 

What then? 

Be present at 3 pm for the drawing. 

A few things to remember.

1. You must be present to win

2. You must be 19 years or older

3. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY .. Your "stub in the tub" is good for our 3 pm Sunday drawing as well! 

Gregg Hansen & his “Djembe Orchestras of Colorado” are a Community Based Ensemble of 16 drummers created and conducted by professional musician - Gregg Hansen.  They play a unique style of World Music using African drums & percussion and singing Pop Nostalgia songs with three- part vocals.

   …This organic ensemble is definitely your outdoors entertainment!

They will “make the earth move under your feet”!

MORE INFO -CLICK HERE!

The   art event will be presented on the beautiful grounds of The Highlands   Masonic Lodge. The well manicured lawn area provides the perfect early  summer  setting for a show.

The Highlands Masonic Lodge

3550 Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80211

The  first show of its kind in the Highlands, the Highlands Art  Festival  will serve the long time residents and new contemporary  transplants a  fresh an exciting event centered around fine art and fine  craft.

Kids Art Area tent, graciously lead by  art teacher and BRDG board member Joey Kerlin @radiusstudios - with help  from @meganmorganfineartist @zaidasart and other artists. 

Come and find us!

At 3 pm on Sunday the 11th of June, we will be drawing for a second $1000 Art Festival Shopping Spree!

How do you get a ticket?

Come to the festival and simply ask any artist for a free drawing ticket.

What do I do with the ticket?

Put your ticket "Stub in the tub!" on the steps of the Masonic Lodge Building. 

What then? 

Be present at 3 pm for the drawing. 

A couple of things to remember.

1. You must be present to win

2. You must be 19 years or older. 

The show closes at 5 pm for the 2023 year. Visit our other shows at www.ColoradoArtWeekend.com

Our next show will be The Evergreen Mountain Art Celebration June 24 & 25 in beautiful Evergreen, CO. Please join us to see new artists as well as some of your favorites from this show!  

“Master Artist” award winner for the 2022 season winner! Peter Freischlag's free-flowing style makes  his watercolors unique. Peter is a mood painter creating an impression  of his sublet matter through the use of bold and energetic colors.  Peter's greatest satisfaction comes from the donation to worthy causes  such as Habitat for the Humanity, the American Heart Association, the  American Breast Cancer Society, Children’s Hospice House among others  and was commissioned by Johns Hopkins in Baltimore where he produced  some 50 originals for their surgery wing, Recently,  Wake Forest’s  University’s new neonatal center approached Peter to paint the signature  piece for the entrance to their new center and his 48 x 60 inch “Baby  Bear” adorns the entrance. His work is bright and bold watercolors that  adhere to wood panels treated with a preservative.

 https://peter-freischlag.squarespace.com/

Brett Matarazzo has spent the last 25 years developing a style for contemporary

art that is uniquely repurposed, and environmentally, and socially conscious. His work can be best described as Environmental Photo-Surrealism in mixed media, consisting of acrylic underpainting, subtle ink or paper embellishment, unique transfer and laser etching on hand crafted wood canvases.

Brett passionately runs

BRDG Project non-profit Gallery to develop local business/artist collaborations to

keep art in economically developing Denver communities. 

For more information follow him on Instagram @bmatarazzo1 and

@brdgproject and visit tarazzovo.com.

Charles Sherman's work is inspired by a lifelong study of ancient  civilizations, world cultures and religions.  His philosophy of life and  art has always been the same: to promote the positive.  The forms he  creates are minimalist, conceptual and inspired by sacred geometry.  Sherman's most recent body of work, the Miracle Towers, is based on  variations of tetrahedron and pyramid forms, in welded and hand-brushed  stainless steel, or cold-pressed steel with glass mosaic or various  patinas.    Sherman's sculptures are designed to emit positive energy to  the environment. His intention is to elevate the spirit of the viewer.  www.CharlesShermanArt.com

Hester primarily works in silver but also incorporates rubber, gold fill and gold. Her work is clean, modern and timeless. All her work is fabricated, no casting ever.

This means she hammers, files, drills, cut , sands and polishes everything to create her unique style of silver jewelry.

Check out her work on Instagram at hestersjewelry or at www.hestervandiggelen.com

AFRICAN  BATIK ART ON COTTON, ALSO REPRODUCED INTO LITHOS AND ARCHIVAL PRINTS.  THE ARTWORK IS BASED ON THEMES CREATED BY CO-ARTIST, LUNGALA RUBADIRI.  EACH IMAGES REPRESENTS A UNIVERSAL VALUE, SUCH AS FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP,  HOPE, HAPPINESS, PEACE AND LOVE. 

website is www.nzalamba-artworks.com 

www.lookingfarther.photo

From Mike "My Photography covers primarily Landscapes, Americana, and Travel in the American west.

Subjects include wild horses, old neon signs, cowboys, and unique western landscapes."

The Infinity lamps are sculptural and functional art pieces designed to bring light and movement into a space. Their organic curvatures and continuous lines give off a sense of tranquility and harmony. The infinite light path creates a beautiful contrast with the wood, further enhancing the grain and texture of the material. 

Made from layers of wood veneer and carefully sculpted by hand to create a smooth and fair shape that is captivating to the eye. From different angles, the sculpture reveals a new and exciting perspective of its free-form design.

https://www.gdamorestudio.com/sculptures

Michael W. Vacchiano is a Denver-based artist with a primary focus in figurative oil painting. His work explores traditional tropes with a contemporary edge. Michael’s current work explores the turmoil and inequality within our country today. The allegorical narrative within these paintings reference this uniquely American concept of something being “Western”. By using a contemporary western aesthetic he confronts outdated notions of the American experience and addresses the social and political upheaval within America today. Michael was co-owner and curator of Point Gallery in Denver’s Santa Fe Art District and is currently co-owner of Satellite Exhibition Services, an art fabrication and installation design company.

Vacchiano's work has been exhibited throughout Colorado, and his paintings can be found in a number of private collections throughout the United States and abroad.

www.vacchianoart.com

Dan Drossman’s work is a visual representation of the human condition. Historical

elements of graffiti, cartooning, and abstraction merge together with his intuitive process

to create a unique language. Marker, acrylic, and charcoal are tools used on canvas

and paper to delve into the psyche with the goal of aligning the medium with mental

states while giving visual cues. Questions arise: Is it possible to connect to a similar

mental state day in day out? How does this translate in the work? What happens

visually when we move into the unknown?

Searching for a balance is one answer. Searching for a visual language that teeters 

lines between abstraction and figuration, intellect and emotion, construction and

deconstruction. Speed and pressure of the pen or brush comes into play. Over time

images and patterns have appeared and reappeared via the artist’s subconscious. What meaning if any do we assign to this? It’s an artistic search for facts and fiction, a desire

for meaning and an innate sense to create it.

“Outstanding Emerging Artist“ award winner!

Outstanding Emerging Artist winner goes to Ray Goodluck 

Ray Goodluck draws inspiration from animals he grew up around and from his ancestors. From Ray - "Yáh áh tééh. That is greetings in my Native language. I am from the Navajo Nation. My clan is the 'Mud People' and born for the 'One who walks around one'.

Before painting, Ray was an iron worker out of Local 40 in New York City, where he was the first and only Navajo. In April 2019, Ray was working on the new Raiders stadium in Las Vegas, when he was injured on the job site. This injury led to him becoming wheel chair bound, stuck at home frustrated, &  having nothing to do but watch TV. In May of the same year his girlfriend saw this frustration and left out a painting set she had got him at Christmas. She hoped it would give him something to focus his time on and ease his frustration while in rehab.

It worked. From this point on, Ray has spent all of his time painting and focusing his attention on making great pieces of art. Ray’s work has already been featured in the “Native American Art” magazine, as well as, a three page feature in “Western Art Collector”.

As a self  taught artist, Ray is starting to realized his life's passion. 

www.raygoodluck.com

“Mixed Media Outstanding Innovator“ award winner!

Marilyn's  art is reverse painting on acrylics. Yep, she paints in reverse from  the most forward elements of the piece to the furthest back. This unique  approach garnered Marilyn our  winner from ColoradoArtWeekend.com

You  have to see it in person to truly appreciate its magic. Her work is  inspired by the natural beauty that surrounds her home at the base of  the Mt. Evans wilderness area in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Painting in a  modern impressionist style, Marilyn's art is infused with brilliant  light and color. Her use of textured, bold brush strokes magnifies the  vivid impressionist style.

http://marilynquigleyart.com/

“Distinguished Excellence“ category award winner! "Elemental Materials"

Tina  Hoffer is a unique woodworker by blending two of natures alluring  elements; wood and stone. Tina  creates functional, culinary accessories  with her Cutting Boards, Gathering  Boards, Serving Platters and  Dipping Trays that will elevate your daily or  special occasions. 

Tina  meticulously searches through  arborists’ wood lots looking for the  perfectly flawed, cracked and knot  filled hardwoods that other  woodworkers pass by because of these  deficits. She chooses smaller  pieces of wood that will be enhanced with  Stone like turquoise, lapis,  malachite or chrysocolla, and inlays these  into the cracks and voids.  She follows the Kintsugi method of Japanese art , where broken and  fractured pottery is mended with gold  or silver dust, there by  restoring the fragments to a functional and more  beautiful piece.  http://knotswoodandstone.com/

“Distinguished Excellence“ category award winner! - Fiber

Autumn  Tenyl mountain chic clothing for the earth conscious women. Autumn  creates each piece with the real women in mind. Feel good ,look good, do  good support Colorado made clothing. The work work is a vision of small  batch hand-made original and  flattering designs. The clothing has  timeless  styles that fit real women, using fabrics that are durable,  luxuriously comfortable, and cozy. 

https://autumnteneyl.com

“Distinguished Excellence“ category award winner! - Painting

Mark   Jennison uses brush and palate knife work to create impressionistic  and  expressionist landscape. Trees and mountains play an important in  role  in most of Mark’s work. 

“I fell in love with Colorado on my first visit in 1980.”

The   Colorado landscape has had a profound personal impact on him and is a   dominant theme in his paintings. He aspires to capture light, texture   and patterns of nature and convey grandeur and depth in each painting.

Mark   has found a sense of tranquility in painting.  His works are a tribute   to the inspiration of nature and he hopes that others can find the  same  peace and solitude through his artwork.  He has  sold his artwork  throughout Colorado and the US, as well as in Europe

https://www.markjennisonart.com

Deidre Sappington is a progressive custom stained glass artist, specializing is stained glass pet portraits. 

 She   has been creating stained glass windows and panels since 2015. Her   inspiration comes from the transference of light and the emotion that  it  evokes through Stained Glass.  Her love of animals led to  specializing  in stained glass pet portraits and memorials, where she  expertly  captures the essence of our adopted family members. Deidre  also enjoys  creating custom works for her clients, including up-cycling  old items  with stained glass to give them new life through art. 

www.Brokenglass.design